Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Connecticut

Re: Freedom of speech and a University

In a public university all you are entitled to is a hearing to satisfy due process requirements you are not entitled to a full trial nordoes the hearing have to comport with the rules of evidence, so yes, you can be found in violation of "verbal harrasment" guidelines even with 1 incident, even if unsubstiatntiated, provided the hearign officer had a rationale basis for her conclusion. Arationale basis can be as simple as she believed the testimony.

If you are at a private university you have even less protection in that due process need not be satisfied and a hearing isn't even necessary. Private uinversities are free to establish their own guidelines and procedures without any interference from any Federal, State or local agency.

I'm afraid you are not in a strong position, and there is little you can do about the finding. Certainly there is no one viable to sue. Rather than waste your time seeking justice either make your peace with your circumstances, or transfer.

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